ELECTION COMMUNICATION • NORTH WEST REGION • 22 MAY 2014
Green MEPs work fo An economy that works for people • Green MEPs are working to create millions of new jobs in green industries • We support strong local economies where small businesses and co-operatives thrive • We campaign for effective regulation of banks and successfully proposed EU legislation to cap bankers’ bonuses • We want the minimum wage to be increased to a living wage.
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• Greens campaign to stop privatisation of public services and would fund them properly through fair taxation • We want to bring the railways back into public ownership, improve services and reduce fares • By scrapping High Speed Rail (£42.6 billion) and Trident nuclear missiles (£97 billion) we would free up money for investment in services that will benefit everyone.
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or the common good A democratic, peaceful Europe • We want to reform the EU to make it more democratic and cost-effective • Unlike other parties, Green MEPs are not swayed by corporate lobbying • We constantly defend human rights and stand up for vulnerable minority groups • We push the EU to actively seek peaceful solutions to conflicts. treaty which threatened internet freedom.
A healthy environment • Green MEPs push the EU to take urgent action to combat climate change • We will replace polluting and risky sources of energy – including nuclear and fracking – with clean, safe renewables • We campaign for changes to the EU’s agriculture and fisheries policies, to protect biodiversity, animal welfare and long-term food security.
ECTION – YOUR VOTE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE EPS WITH SUPPORT FROM JUST ONE IN TEN VOTERS
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PETER CRANIE SAYS “This European Election is your opportunity to support Green policies by electing the North West’s first Green MEP. We were only 0.3% away from electing a Green last time. Don’t let the North West lose out again! PETER CRANIE is a college lecturer, a trade union rep, and parent of two boys. He lives in Liverpool. Peter is number 1 on our list of candidates.
Many other regions throughout Europe have elected Green MEPs. On banking reform and workers’ rights, on climate change and farming, Greens in the European Parliament are making a difference every day. I believe passionately in equality, social justice and protecting the environment for our children and grandchildren. As your MEP I will work to create a Europe that benefits all of us, not just the banks and big business. Vote Green for a positive future for Britain and Europe.”
Find out more ... northwest.greenparty.org.uk GINA DOWDING is a Lancashire County Councillor working for better locally provided public services. She previously worked in the NHS and for the Churches Trust for Cumbria. Gina is number 2 on our list of candidates.
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